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All Aboard For St. Louis
TO OUR READERS;
It ia yith (raft pleasure that we are
aMa It UMUtt to you that it ia ia oar
faaer to toht Ike vexH qnntioi as to
■hait yea are to stop whea attending the
World's Pair at St. Louis, aad as to just
what it wilt (wt you Thrush aa ar-
MBgtSMt with the 8t ouis European
Hotel Co., a Missouri Corporation, which
is highly recommended by the Uaoola
Trust Co. of St. otns, aad which controls
aad operates 1 500 elegant modern rooms
h dose proximity to the Exposition
grounds, we are enabled to offer to our
saaderfc the greatest opportunity to solve
I the important question, WHRRR AT AND
SO* MUCH?" The tremendous attend
aace at thia World's Fair will and ac
l—Himilalinn prices skyward, ia fact, will
ami s them ia many instances beyond the
reach of ordiaar^people. The St. ou is
European Hotel Company, ha ring leased
Ijooof the fiat it roams ia St. Loaia a year
ago, are enabled to give our readers tbe
extremely low rate of SI .OO per day for
aecoeswd*? ioea aed gu'*e
lad the patroa to the room aad romfart
ahlv establish him therein. Upon in res
■ tigatiag this great proposition we have
concluded arrangements whereby are are
the local agents for the St. onia Euro
pean Hotel Co., and arc prepared ID re
serve rooms at oece far our readers. Do
Ml rjait, attend to this aisttrr at osca,
aad thereby save money, inconvenience,
aad, perhaps, your life. You writ know
the great dangers awaiting the nntraveled
aad unwary ia a great citr at such time
Wbea it will be the resort of sharpers
horn all over the world. Imagine your
plight tf you take yourself or your family
lata unknown places and houaei' Under
the plaa of the St. onia European Hotel
Cam pa 11 y you are absolutely safe, as all
sf their rooms are located in the hand-
COUPON
Edttor "THE ENTERPRISE,"
Agt. St Loaia European Hotel Co.
WiUiamatoa, N. C.
Dear Sir: — Enclosed find —... ... dollars, for which reserve for me room
accommodations and guide service at St. Louis, for days during
the month of «... or at such other time daring the Expo"
sition period. April 30th to December Ist, 1904, as I shall desire a. the rate
of fi.oo per day, and forward to ate at oacc certificate for same.
(Signed) *
BRIGHT'S DISEASE I
Many people who are neglecting symptoms of kidney trouble, hoping "it will wear away," are m
drifting towards Bright'a Disease, which is kidney trouble in one of its worst forms.
IjA FOIiYSKIDNEYCURE
,i\ stops irregularities, strengthens the urinary organs and builds up the worn-out tissues §■
** *** kidneys so thev will perform their functions properly. Healthy kidneys strain out Ml
H t * ie impurities from the blood as it passes through them. Diseased kidneys do not, and ffi
H jU3P'^ ( . the poisonous Waste matter is carried by the circulation to every part of the body, ra
H :: •,I if i'£v' causing dizziness, backache, stomach trouble, sluggish liver,.irregular heart action, etc. ha
■ If you have any signs of Kidney or Bladder Trouble cornnlence taking FOLEY'S H
Ka " KIDNEY CURE at once, as it will cure a slight disorder in a few days and prevent a pra
***** Pleasant to take and benefits the whole system.
Ko ~ ts FM Out. e. B. Bur bans Testifies After Four Yoars.
9 iS§W*M Tobcm «*% determine if y»«r kidneys an G. B. Bnrhans of Carlisle Center, N. V., write*:
I f 1 j' f s '""? asMa "* hoar* t "About four jrcan ago I wrot a you stating that I had baaa ntinljF UJ
H bottJ* of the urine passed upon nrinng. If cared of » arnn kldoey trouble ty Uklr.j Icaa than two botilea of B
I v *•. apoo examination it is cloady or silky or has Foley a Motj Cura. It entirely stopped tha brick-dust aadimeot sad H
■ a brick dost sediment or.wall particles loat ■staasdaymptomaafkldney disease disappeared. lam (lad to say tkat BH
I —/>VV .§>*** abcot in it. TOST kidccrl are diseased and • have never halt a return of any of those symptoms during tha four 1
■ I cm eon. V.fMtm. Knftn _...j «._ . yeeia that have elapeedv and lam evidently cared to stay cured, aad I
■ FOLEY b KIDNkY CUKE snould be takaa fc r>m ]y ncwincm) Foley's Kidney Can to aay ana suffering from ■
•* tadaey or bladder Usable. "
souse homes of the best Christian citizens |
ot St. ouia, largely people who own,
their own homes, not sharpers located in
the city for a few months only to (kin the !
World's' Fair visitor. This company by
eontroling 1,500 rooais, ia enabled to
nuke the extremely low rate of SI.OO per
person per day, only on a Certificate plan
—that is, you make application for ac
commodations, stating number of days
aad month you desire to come, on the
conpoa appearing lielow, enclose f 1.00 for
each day reserved, and mail same to the
Editor of this paper. Immediately upon
receipt of anch application the St. i.ouis
European will forward to you
a certificate good for the time reserved or
fur'any time during the Ex position period
April 30th, to Gecember ut, 1904. This
certificate is transferable, so that in case
of Use one reserving being unable to at
tend, be can dispose of his certificate
without loss.
This Company's gcnersJLpScts ire lo
cated ia the Milton on
teentli street, Immediately adjoining the
St. Louis Union Station. Upon arrival
in St. LouU you present your certificate
at the general office of the Company .and
their uniform guides will conduct yon tc
your room, assuring you against losing
your way a id falling a victim to any of
the litany sharks which will infest the
City at that time. Checking rooms will
be maintained for the convenience of the
Company's oatrqns, and in every way
their comfort and safety will be carefully
looked after. As the number of rooms
is limited, fill out the coupon today and
remit tjlhe Editor. RBMBMSKR, BOOMS
CAM aa BRSBRVRT) FOR ANY NUMBER OF
DAYS, FROM ONB DP, UXT.RSS YOU WISH
To PAY EXORBITANT PRICKS AND SERF KK
A LOSS OF TIMB. PBRSONAL FNCONVHX
IBNCB AND, PBRHAPS, UANTIBR.
TKJTT) TO THIS AT ONCB.
WILLJAMSTON, N. C.;I®§DAY, MAY 27.1904.
All Around Oar County
DARDENS
Mr. Vance Pagan continues very
UL
Mists Edith Gardner was in Dard
ens last afternoon.
Mr. F. R. Smith made a busi
ntrip to Plymouth Tuesday.
Miss Mary Pritchard, of Colum-
Miss Nelia Jones returned home
from Jamesville Sunday, where she
has been spending some time.
The charming Miss Dare Has
sell, of Jamesville, spent Friday
with her cousin Mrs. C. C. Fagan.
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Spruill at
tended church at the Christian
Church in Jamesville last Sunday.
One of our young ladies is away
visiting, and some one in singing,
"dou't you remember sweet Alice."
Mrs. C. C. Fagan and Miss
Maggie Dardeu spent Monday
afternoon with Mrs. Lizzie Sallen
g*r -
An ice cream "parlor" and
barber shop has been opened 011
the corner by Messrs. Coßurn and
Gardner.
Mi* Sallie Gardner returned
home Tuesday from Miss Martha
Lilly's near Jamesville, where felie
has becu spending a few days.
The Railroad Company is having
the dspot enlarged, as the old one
was entirely to small for the freight
that was handled at this place.
Mr. J. A. Getsinger and Miss
Belle Jones spent Tuesday night
with their uncle, Mr Tom Brown
who is dangerously ill at his home
near Jamesville.
| Sunday was such a beautiful day
that our Sunday School wa3 well
represented, we are addiug new
members to the roll every Suuday,
and are delighted to have visitors
attend.
Rev. R. B. Respass filled his ap
pointment at th»Disciple Church
last Sunday, and many of oyr peo
ple are anticipating attending the
Disciple Union at Poplar Chapel
next Sunday. #
Cwrf His litlktr of fikiunatlsn
"My mother has been a sufferer
for many years with rheumatism,"
says W. H. Howard, of Husband,
Pa. "At times she was unable to
move at all,while at all times walk
ing was painful. I presented her
with a bottle of Chamberlain's Pain
Balm and after a few applications
she decided it was the most won
derful pain reliever she had eyef
tried, in fact, she is never without
it now and is at all times able to
walk. An occasional applicaton of
Pain Balm keeps away the pain that
she was formerly troubled with."
F„r aalc by S. R. Biggs.
FROM THE CAPITOL
mIBIM OF OUR STATE
■MWWB.
Report of
State's railroad, has been in the
liahds of the Governor since last
Thursday evening. But it will not
be released to the press i>r public
action until to-morrow (Tuesday.)
However, through the courtesy
of Gov. Aycock, this writer has
been permitted to glance through
the voluminous document. While
it is impracticable to attempt a full
synopsis of the entire report and
evidence withiu the limited scope
of this correspondence, I will refer
as far as practicable to some of the
more interesting portions of. it.
Those who are minded to wade
through the labyrinths of the entire
report can procure copies of the
supplements to the Raleigh morn
ing papers which will be printed
this week.'-
It is an adverse report, and on
the whole, criticises unfavorable
the management of the road. It
begins by stating that duriug four
yeais of the incumbency of Mr
Bryan as president of the Atlantic
& North Carolina Railroad, the
company has earned, above operat
ing expenses and fixed charges, the
sum of $251,727.56. That during
that time the company borrowed
$55,000, of which $27,000 has been
paid, leaving (28,000 still owing.
That there is also to he itt«d tl»
net earnings for the nine months
extending from July 1, 1903, to
April 1, 1904, viz., $44, 772.06, ma
king altogether an apparent total of
$324,499.62 that has been available
withiu 4 years and 9 mouths for
permanent improvements and ex
traordinary betterments to the
property. That the committee is
of the opinion, however, that many
items have been charged up to ex
traordinary improvements that
should have been included in oper
ating expenses and renewals.
That the system in use of keep
ing accounts ' 'has been crude and
A Cire fir Pllis
"I had a bad case of piles," says
G. F. Carter, of Atlanta, Ga.,"and
consulted a physician who advised
me to try a box of DeWitt'S Witch
Hazel Salve. I purchased a box
and was entirely cured. It is splend
id for piles, giving relief instantly,
and I heartily recommend it t« all
sufferers.' ' De Witt's Witch Hazel
Salve is unequalled for its healing
qualities. Eczema and other skin
diseases, also sores, cuts, burns and
wounds of every kifid are cured by
it. Sold by Anderson, Crawford &
Co.
very unsatisfactory." That "very
considerable betterments over con
ations prevailing four yun ago
ixpenditare of so large a sum of
money." That while the service
has been greatly improved within
the petiod covered by President
Bryan's administration, and much
of this uoney wisely spent, "some
of it has been injudiciously used—
in some cases approaching extrava
gance."
Mention is then made in detail of
the manner in which the expendi
tures have been made, and some of
the mistakes and instances of ex
travagance pointed out. The bad
judgment used in the erection of
new depot buildings and ware
houses, etc., is especially mention
ed. and the report sayflbo much
money was expended in this way at
Gbldsboro and elsewhere while new
stations were badly needed at More
head, I*9 Grange, Newport aud
Dover, etc.
The report verv*distinctly states
that "the spirit of the law prohib
iting fiee transportation has been
violated, "whether technically con
trary to law or not, in furnishing
"free passes" to persons who are
not even stockholders.
That, although the by-laws pro
vide that the "proxy committee"
shall be constituted of "seven
stockholders," there are at present
35 members of that committee, 14
of whom do not own a dollar of
stock,and that "annual passes" are
granted to all of these 35 gentle
men.
That the list of "local counsel"
to whom onuual free passes are is
sued contains the uaines of 34 more
or less prominent men, 21 of whom
do not even reside on the line of
the road. That it is not even
claimed that thesf lawyers are
all bona fide attorneys of tlie road.
On the other hand, at least one of
them has appeared as counsel for
the other side "in practically every
cise the road has had in Craven
court during the auvliuistratiou of
President Bryan."
In addition to this, the report
goes on to say that "free passes of
all kinds (annual passes,trip passes
and card tickets) have been veiy
generally distributed," * * *
"contrary to the by-laws of the
company and in violation of the
laws of the State "
The charges concerning wood
contracts and the high prices paid
for wood are taken up and discuss
ed at length, and not all to the
credit of the management of the
road, concluding with the state
ment that the company can save
|6,000 or more every year by using
coal instead ofwood bought at such
prices. As to the oil purchase
charge, the committee "attach Jjut
little importance" to that
The part that politics has played
in the management of the road, in
volving changes of management
with the incoming of the last sever
al State administrations, etc., is
commented on, and the committee
say that while they do not find thai,
"broken-down politicians" have
been "unloaded" on the road, to
any extent,-the results brought
about by the changes and other
conditions which have followed,are
not calculated to serve the best in -
Willi ifei Sip Rises
Weak lungs should be careful.
Coughs ancf colds are dangerous
then. One Minute Cough Cure
cures coughs and colds and gives
strength to the lungs. Mrs. G. E.
Fenner, of Marion, lud., says, "I
suffered with a cough until I run
down in weight from 148 1092 lbs.
I tried a number of remedies to no
avail until I used One Minute
Cough Cure. Four bottles of this
wonderful remedy cured me en
tirely of the cough, strengthened
my lungs and restored me to my
normal weight,health and strength.
Sold by Anderson, Crawford & C 0
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A Blue X Mark in the Square Below
■HIM
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means that your Subscription End* with this Issue
terests of the property.
As to the purchase and conduct
of the Atlantic Hotel property by
the railroad company, the commit
tee vigorously condemns both, and
does not mince words in doing so.
But Earle Turner is made the scape
goat—the young man employed to
manage the details of "running"
the hotel last summer; who suc
ceeded in "running" it in debt for
over $6,000 during the three months
he "run" it,-aud who "mysterious
ly disappeared" when the commit
tee got ready to hear his evidence
in substantiation of the charges he
made in an affidavit filed by former
receiver Mcßee. Indeed, the re
port leaves the impression that
Turner and the (6,000 deficit are
very intimately acquainted.
The report says that the railroad
management "bought trouble"
when it acquired possession of this
hotel property, for which it agreed
to pay $14,000 which 12,000 re
mains unpaid) and .has spent over
since in furnishing it and
making it habitable.
It expresses the opinion that the
purchase was not lawfully made;
that it certainly was not wise; that
it was not properly mauaged; that,
whatever the fate of the railroad,
the should be leased without
delay to private parties-
After parsing on other charges,
the committee states that the gen
eral policy of using the net earn
ings in improving the road and its
property, while it so much needs
betterments, is approved, although
some of the expenditures are disap
proved.
That during the period covered
by the Bryan administration there
seem to have been available, from
the net earnings of the road, for
ljctterments and perinawut im
provements a total of $,324,469.62
That the books of the company's
auditor show that there has been so
expended the sum of $283,236.19,
leaving $41,263.43. Deducting cash
on hand f 8,120.58, and the 56,487.-
06 lost by the hotel leaves a bal
ance to be accounted for of $26,-
655 79-"
The report concludes with the
statement that "it is clear to us that
the best and most economical man-
agement of this property cannot be
attaiued under State control." That
"it is equally clear that it is a very
valuable property, and that its con
dition and earning capicity have
l)een greatly improved during the
last four years."
That "we see nothing in the sit
uation tocall for great haste on the
one hand, or extreme action on the
other, in reference to any proposed
change 111 the control and opera
tion of the property; but we do
think that a modern system of ac
counting should be adopted and
other faults, to which we have call
ed your attention, remedied." The
report is signed; "R. T. Gray.W,
T. Lee Henry A. Page, commit
tee of investigation."
The answer of the A. &. N. C.
Railroad Co., to the application of
Cuyler for a receivership, has also
been filed, but there is no room in
this letter for a reproduction of any
part of it, The hearing was set
for Saturday last, May 31, but was
postponed on account of the absence
of Judge Purnell, who is siting in
the Circuit Court at Richmond,
the term of the U. S. District court
which was to have begun here to
day has been postponed one week
fpr the same came.
* * *
The friends of Mnj.Stednian ard
Judge Winston are in high feather
over the result of Mecklenburg
county primaries. Mr. Glenn had,
canvassed that county- and made
speeches there and his friends claim
ed an overwhelming majority. He
only secured a pleurality of a little
over 100 votes over Stedmau,while
Stedinan and Turner vote combined
was about 400 more than the Glenn
vote. Winston showed up stronger
than any other. He received 1,817
votes to 690 for Morton. Maj.
Stedman carried Granville by an
overwhelming vote aud will give
him at least 15 of its 17 votes, the
dispatches received here state.. *se
Turner vote is ' spanning out" to
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WHOLE NO. 242
mSA HATTER OF HEALTH
POWDER
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git. JOHN D. BIGGS,
DENTIST]
OFFICE:
MAIN STREET. *
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lag title for purchasei* of timber ami timber
auda.
PHONE 74
DR. WM. E. WARREN
Physician and Surgeon
OFFICE: Rear of Roanoke Hotel
Smitkwick Street
Residence,_tlic " Rhodes Flace
Simmons' Ave.
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No. 90, F. &A. M. /\js\
IJIRKCTOHV FOR 1904.
S. S. Brown, W. M.; H. D. Tuylor, S.
W.; Mr. G. Tajlnr, J. W.; T. VV. Thorn
as, S. I).; A. F. Taylor, J.I); S. R. Biggs,
Secretary; C. I). Carstarphen, Treasurer;
M M. Critcher and J. D. Biggs, Stewards:
R. W. Clary, Tiler.
STANDING COMMITTEES:
CHARITY —S. S. Ilrown, 11. D.Taylor.
Mc. G. Taylor.
FINANCK —'.V. C. Manning, W. It.liar,
ell, R. J. Peel.
RKI'RRKNCB—H. W. Stulibs,' Joseph
R. Ballard, F. K. Hodges.
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fl. M. llurras.
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